diff --git a/ci/buildkite-pipeline.sh b/ci/buildkite-pipeline.sh
index 0c8327ee5961b3..9246ad27e4c6c4 100755
--- a/ci/buildkite-pipeline.sh
+++ b/ci/buildkite-pipeline.sh
@@ -181,8 +181,9 @@ wait_step() {
 
 all_test_steps() {
   command_step checks1 "ci/docker-run-default-image.sh ci/test-checks.sh" 20 check
-  command_step checks2 "ci/docker-run-default-image.sh ci/test-dev-context-only-utils.sh check-bins" 15 check
-  command_step checks3 "ci/docker-run-default-image.sh ci/test-dev-context-only-utils.sh check-all-targets" 15 check
+  command_step dcou-1-of-3 "ci/docker-run-default-image.sh ci/test-dev-context-only-utils.sh --partition 1/3" 15 check
+  command_step dcou-2-of-3 "ci/docker-run-default-image.sh ci/test-dev-context-only-utils.sh --partition 2/3" 15 check
+  command_step dcou-3-of-3 "ci/docker-run-default-image.sh ci/test-dev-context-only-utils.sh --partition 3/3" 15 check
   command_step miri "ci/docker-run-default-image.sh ci/test-miri.sh" 5 check
   command_step frozen-abi "ci/docker-run-default-image.sh ./test-abi.sh" 15 check
   wait_step
diff --git a/ci/test-dev-context-only-utils.sh b/ci/test-dev-context-only-utils.sh
index bec640cdf209f8..6694b457145d58 100755
--- a/ci/test-dev-context-only-utils.sh
+++ b/ci/test-dev-context-only-utils.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 set -eo pipefail
 
-scripts/check-dev-context-only-utils.sh "$@"
+scripts/check-dev-context-only-utils.sh check-all-targets "$@"
+scripts/check-dev-context-only-utils.sh check-bins-and-lib "$@"
diff --git a/scripts/check-dev-context-only-utils.sh b/scripts/check-dev-context-only-utils.sh
index 65382d20663e46..78dcd6cad98773 100755
--- a/scripts/check-dev-context-only-utils.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-dev-context-only-utils.sh
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ printf -v allowed '"%s",' "${tainted_packages[@]}"
 allowed="${allowed%,}"
 
 mode=${1:-full}
+# consume the mode, so that other arguments are forwarded to cargo-hack
+shift
 case "$mode" in
-  tree | check-bins | check-all-targets | full)
+  tree | check-bins-and-lib | check-all-targets | full)
     ;;
   *)
     echo "$0: unrecognized mode: $mode";
@@ -156,9 +158,9 @@ fi
 # consistency with other CI steps and for the possibility of new similar lints.
 export RUSTFLAGS="-D warnings -Z threads=8 $RUSTFLAGS"
 
-if [[ $mode = "check-bins" || $mode = "full" ]]; then
-  _ cargo "+${rust_nightly}" hack check --bins
+if [[ $mode = "check-bins-and-lib" || $mode = "full" ]]; then
+  _ cargo "+${rust_nightly}" hack "$@" check
 fi
 if [[ $mode = "check-all-targets" || $mode = "full" ]]; then
-  _ cargo "+${rust_nightly}" hack check --all-targets
+  _ cargo "+${rust_nightly}" hack "$@" check --all-targets
 fi